Author: ET Russian

August 3-27, 2017. My 2016 video I used to Think My Startle Response was A Personal Quirk, as well as some of my writing and illustrations will be included in the 2017 Out of Sight exhibition, a survey of contemporary art of the Pacific Northwest.

CASTING SHADOWS, my first solo exhibition, debuts September 9 – October 28, 2016 at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery in Seattle (read Stranger review here). Opening night is September 9 (7PM), the Artist Talk is September 30 (7PM), and the closing night event is October 28 (7PM) (Co-sponsored by Short Run Comix & Arts Festival).Continue reading →

(This image depicts two panels from a comic about how to ride public buses. Panel one shows a person in a wheelchair at eye level with crotches on a public bus and the second panel shows a rider wearing cologne causing other passengers to become ill.)My comic collaboration with Seattle bus driver Sam Smith, “Tips From A Metro Driver On How to Ride the Bus”, was published in the June 29, 2016 issue of Seattle Weekly.

(This image depicts a poster for the Graphic Masters exhibit. A line drawing by Picasso of two people seated facing a bust on a pedestal. The words “Seattle Art Museum” and “Graphic Masters” are printed in dark pink.)On June 24, 2016 at 12 noon I will be giving a 20 minute tour of the new exhibit: Graphic Masters: Dürer, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Goya, Picasso, R. Crumb, which features illustrations by classic painters alongside the comics of well-known cartoonist R.Crumb. Seattle Art Museum’s My Favorite Things Tours bring some of the most opinionated, brilliant, and fascinating artists, cultural producers and community figures into the galleries to discuss their favorite works of art.

CASTING SHADOWS is a multi-sensory, audio-video installation piece of comics that explore disability culture and the human experience. CASTING SHADOWS offers storytelling on multiple sensory levels (audio, visual and spatial), making this piece accessible to a wide variety of audiences. This talk will explore the process of making this project, Continue reading →